Chapter 44: Encouraged to Cook (1/2)

The note said:

“Classmate Shen, for your future, I sincerely suggest you stay away from Zhao Qingfeng.

Because someone like him will not only lower your university entrance exam scores but also delay your wonderful life.

You are beautiful and lovely, deserving of a better person to accompany you.

Please wait for me at Ji Province University, as it is not only your first choice but will also be mine.

We shall meet there.”

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“Don’t stop me, Li Sibo, come out and tell me what kind of person I am!”

Zhao Qingfeng really wanted to beat him up right then.

This was a hidden rival in love, how annoying…

Now the whole school knew about his ambiguous relationship with Shen Lingyao, and Li Sibo, this sanctimonious guy, was trying to split them up?

Zhang Yang also got angry, convinced that Zhao Qingfeng and Shen Lingyao were meant for each other.

He immediately removed a chair plank, ready to fight with anyone who would break up his favorite couple.

Shen Lingyao firmly grabbed both of their ears, telling Zhao Qingfeng, “Brother Qingfeng, don’t cause trouble! If you really want to prove yourself, surpass him in your grades!”

That was definite.

Zhao Qingfeng had long planned to prove himself through his academic performance.

Not to show Li Sibo,

But to give his mother, Teacher Yan, and Shen Lingyao a huge surprise.

Moreover,

Li Sibo was not wrong.

He indeed didn’t deserve Shen Lingyao at the moment. She, so beautiful, intelligent, and adorable, truly deserved someone better.

………………………

In the blink of an eye,

The three-day exam period ended.

During this time,

Shen Lingyao and Zhao Qingfeng studied every day at Zhang Yang’s family restaurant.

On Friday afternoon, Teacher Yan announced the second mock exam results.

Shen Lingyao performed consistently, scoring 625 points.

Zhao Qingfeng precisely controlled his score, obtaining 505 points.

Zhang Yang had improved significantly, scoring 420 points.

Teacher Yan particularly praised Shen Lingyao. With such scores, getting into Ji Province University was almost a sure thing, and with a bit more effort or exceptional performance, even getting into Huaqing University or Peking University was possible.

Teacher Yan even offered to give Shen Lingyao special tutoring, but she declined.

Getting into Ji Province University was enough; she preferred to keep an eye on Zhao Qingfeng.

As for Zhao Qingfeng, he met with Teacher Yan after the exams.

Teacher Yan wanted him to come to his house on Saturday and Sunday for special tutoring in composition, along with other students who were also not doing well.

Zhao Qingfeng politely refused, saying he had to earn money in the provincial city on weekends.

No matter how much Teacher Yan persuaded him, he wouldn’t listen.

Reluctantly, Teacher Yan wrote a detailed composition template for him to study well.

That night,

Zhao Qingfeng and Shen Lingyao received an extraordinary welcome at Zhang Yang’s house.

Zhang Yang’s parents were overjoyed, almost jumping with excitement at their son’s improvement of more than a hundred points.

“Yaoyao, we owe it to you. Without your tutoring, how could our Zhang Yang have improved so much?”

“Whatever you want to eat, just say it.”

“Wife, go to the cake shop next door and buy the biggest cream cake, a three-tier one!”

“Also get some braised snacks and two bottles of Ru Meng fruit juice. Let’s celebrate tonight!”

“Goodness, I don’t even know what to say.”

“If our Zhang Yang really gets into university, it would be like our ancestors are smiling down on us!”

Zhang Yang’s parents were bustling about, almost closing the shop to celebrate.

Shen Lingyao was a bit embarrassed. She did teach Zhang Yang a lot, but the choice of question types was all provided by Zhao Qingfeng, and it happened to match the second mock exam’s pattern, allowing Zhang Yang to have a small surge in scores.

This also put tremendous pressure on Shen Lingyao.

Imagine, if the third mock exam or the university entrance exam didn’t include these question types and Zhang Yang performed poorly, what then?

Wouldn’t the parents be utterly disappointed…

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